:

Budget

Levin Calls For Tax Changes To Thwart Sequester

Julie Samuel

Monday, August 12th, 2013

SHARE:

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) said he is working on a plan to close tax loopholes to reduce sequestration budget cuts. Levin told members of the Reserve Officers Association at a conference in Washington that they do not have to accept the continuation of sequestration--the $500 billion in decade-long defense spending cuts that started in March. We “still have time to replace these mindless cuts with a balanced deficit-reduction package--one that protects our national security,…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]